Sunday, January 22, 2017

Gujarat tableau
to display Kutch’s world famous ‘Bhungo’ house, embroidery and lifestyle at
R-Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26

New Delhi: Gujarat
Government has decided to display the arts, culture and lifestyle of the
state’s westernmost district of Kutch in this year’s tastefully decorated
tableau for the National Republic Day Parade to amble through the Rajpath
ceremonial boulevard in New Delhi on January 26, 2017.

The front portion of the tableau depicts
Kutchhi women busy embroidery with rapt attention. There are 16 varieties of
world famous Kutchhi embroidery, each distinctly different from the other.
Domestic and foreign tourists coming to Kutch carry back embroidered work as
souvenirs and gifts for their near and dear ones.

The rear portion of the tableau shows
Kutch’s equally famous naturally cool ‘Bhungo’ mud house with thatched roof that
protects the people from the semi-arid region’s hot and harsh summer, the iconic
bedecked camel giving a feel of the unkind weather. Kutch’s traditional musical
instruments, like Nagfali, Surangho, Boridho, will also be on display.

Artists in their traditional attire will
perform live folkdances like Raas along the way.